Security

Do you know what your IT security team is doing?

While it may be obvious that addressing vulnerabilities eats up the most time for IT security pros, what may surprise you is the source of those vulnerabilities.

Grab your new credit card and get ready to dip your chip

Banks are issuing hundreds of millions of credit and debit cards with an embedded smart chip to combat fraud. Many experts believe the effort is too little, too late.

Even the FBI is worried about Internet of Things security

Website hackers hijack Google webmaster tools to prolong infections

Webmasters should regularly check the list of verified owners for their websites in the Google Search Console

MIT scores worst in cybersecurity

In a cyber security survey of 485 large colleges and universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at the bottom of the list.

FireEye takes security firm to court over vulnerability disclosure

ERNW contends it thought it had responsibly cooperated with FireEye

Android ransomware changes a device’s PIN code

Porn Droid gets admin-level access using a trick

Tech startups need to get serious about security

Federal Trade Commission chair takes her message about security by design to the Bay Area, urging young companies not to let the rush to market overshadow critical consumer protections.

Reports of attacks on the Department of Energy raise alarms

The power grid may not be in immediate danger, but that doesn't mean the threat to critical infrastructure isn't there

The Cisco CCNA gets cloudy

Cisco gets even more serious about cloud-based technologies by adding a new CCNA track.